Monthly Archives: December 2009

2009 What Can I Say?

On a local scale, there was a terrible explosion and fire in Downtown Bozeman. The City made national news with what we refer to as “Password-Gate.” And the Teamsters Union Members, after six months without a contract, blinked in the harsh reality of a recession and continued to appear at work as usual.
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Seasonal Affective Disorder and other Sticky Wickets

If the dark days of winter lasted any longer I would probably have to buy one of those lights or convince my family to move south. Thankfully though, every daylight after the 21st until late June is going to be a few minutes longer. Vitamin D and a good workout can help keep the undescribable moment of despair away or at least down to a manageable few minutes a day.

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Gone Fishing or Mirror Mirror

Adam Lambert and Kate Gosselin have the same hairstyle. When the temperature drops below zero the dog does her business toot-sweet. Our Ecclectus Parrot only needs to see the orange handled nail clippers coming out of the drawer and she scrambles beak over feet to her big iron bird cage.

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The Missing People in this Post are Not Real …

A person who has been busted for a crime, a person on parole or probation who is not supposed to be hanging out with other people of questionable reputation is certainly not going to make a report that his buddy and fellow prankster has gone missing. A woman who has gone missing herself, perhaps hiding from an abusive life partner is not going to want to provide personal information about herself in order to report an abduction she witnessed. There are many reasons for failing to report a crime, a body, or a missing person.

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Throwaway People in the United States

Having touched on these issues, is there anything anyone can do to curb these numbers? In my research of these problems I have not saved or identified a single victim, nor have I lessened anyone’s risk of becoming one of these missing people. I feel fairly powerless.

Does public awareness cause social change? Does knowing a number change the number?

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